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package org.springframework.remoting.support;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

/**
 * Strategy interface for executing a {@link RemoteInvocation} on a target object.
 *
 * <p>Used by {@link org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiServiceExporter} (for RMI invokers)
 * and by {@link org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerServiceExporter}.
 *
 *
 * 远程调用执行器
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @see DefaultRemoteInvocationFactory
 * @see org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiServiceExporter#setRemoteInvocationExecutor
 * @see org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerServiceExporter#setRemoteInvocationExecutor
 * @since 1.1
 */
public interface RemoteInvocationExecutor {

    /**
     * Perform this invocation on the given target object.
     * Typically called when a RemoteInvocation is received on the server.
     *
     * 执行方法
     * @param invocation   the RemoteInvocation
     * @param targetObject the target object to apply the invocation to
     * @return the invocation result
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException     if the method name could not be resolved
     * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the method could not be accessed
     * @throws InvocationTargetException if the method invocation resulted in an exception
     * @see java.lang.reflect.Method#invoke
     */
    Object invoke(RemoteInvocation invocation, Object targetObject)
            throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException;

}
